Plasma HDTV Prices
Figuring out the best price on HDTV
Actual plasma manufacturers
When you buy a plasma HDTV, you mostly pay for the brand. The reality of the business, however, is that many plasma screens are produced on the same factories and just have a different brand name slapped upon them before shipping out. This table is by no means comprehensive, and we encourage the visitors to contribute, but it lists the known plasma HDTV brands and the actual manufacturers of those plasmas.
| Brand | Actual manufacturer |
| NEC, Marantz and RCA, Sony and Runco, 50″ Fujitsu plasmas, 61″ Fujitsu plasmas, 50″ Sony plasmas, 42″ Sony EDTVs, 42″ Hitachi EDTVs, all RCA plasmas, all Thompson plasmas, 42″ JVC plasmas, 42″ Runco plasmas, 42″ Marantz plasmas | NEC |
| Supplies for Toshiba, JVC, Fujitsu and Panasonic, 50″ Fujitsu plasmas, 61″ Fujitsu plasmas, 50″ JVC plasma, all Toshiba plasmas | Panasonic |
| 50″ Hitachi plasmas, Sharp, Runco 50″ plasmas, ViewSonic | Pioneer Plasma (most likely), NEC |
| 50″ and 61″ Fujitsu | Panasonic |
| 42″ Sampo plasmas, 55″ Hitachi, Fujitsu (except the ones above), 42″ Sony plasmas | Fujitsu Plasma |
| Sony (except the ones noted above) | Sony |
| 42″ Alis plasmas, Hitachi | Hitachi |
| Philips | Philips, Fujitsu, Hitachi |
| LG, Zenith | LG |
| 42″ Sampo plasma, all Samsung plasmas | Samsung |
| Sampo (excepted for the ones note above), Gateway, Norcent | Sampo |
Please leave a comment if you think some of the information presented above is wrong, or if you feel you can contribute another brand-manufacturer link.